EricCSU
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All recipes are 6 gallons post-boil, 70% efficiency, Morey for color, 15% evaporation, 7.27 gallons preboil (if not otherwise specified), Rager IBU, and most hops are in grams not ounces. Most, if not all recipes are primary only (no secondary).
If you brew this, please reply with your results for discussion.
Italicized text is from Sean Paxton's Website Also, here is the brewsheet.
Brewer: Sean Paxton
Asst Brewer: Carlos Vaquerano and Mike McLaughlin
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 12.70 gal
OG: 1.200
FG: 1.050
Estimated Color: 5.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 141.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 120 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amount Item Type % or IBU
32.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) (1.6 SRM) Grain 58.18 %
1.00 lb Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 1.82 %
3.00 oz Amarillo [9.50 %] (120 min) Hops 18.7 IBU
3.00 oz Simcoe [11.10 %] (120 min) Hops 21.9 IBU
3.00 oz Warrior [14.50 %] (120 min) Hops 28.6 IBU
12.00 gal Sonoma, CA Water
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [2500 ML Starter Yeast-Ale]
1 Pkgs Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs #WLP099) [2500 ML Starter Yeast-Ale]
Total Grain Weight: 33.00 lb
Post Boil (Read Notes)
22.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 40.00 %
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.00 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
2.00 oz Amarillo [9.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
2.00 oz Warrior [16.40 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
Mash Schedule: Abbey Mash Profile
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
15 min Acid Rest Add 46.20 qt of water at 99.6 F 95.0 F
15 min Protein Rest Decoct 13.04 qt of mash and boil it 122.0 F
15 min Gluten Rest Decoct 8.16 qt of mash and boil it 135.0 F
60 min Beta Sacrification Decoct 10.28 qt of mash and boil it 149.0 F
15 min Mashout Decoct 14.35 qt of mash and boil it 165.0 F
Notes:
In a bowl, mixed together 3 Oz. Amarillo, 3 Oz. Warrior, 3 Oz. Simcoe and blended together. Made 40 Dixie cups with 6.3 grams in each cup. Added 1 cup every 3 minutes for all of 120 minute boil.
Divided Dextrose into 28 individual 12 oz ziplock bags. After transfer to conical, started adding the second day, twice daily (12 oz in the morning and 12 oz in late afternoon) for 14 days. I had a 1 gallon pitcher and whisk sitting in a bucket of StarSan. Would dump 2 quarts from the conical and add 12 oz of Dextrose, then pour back into the conical. Towards the end, would see how fermentation was doing before adding. If fermentation slowed, re-think before you add more sugar as once added the final beer may be sweet.
1/2 gallon of wort was added to the high gravity yeast to make a starter. Second yeast was added on day 5 of fermentation.
Oxygen was added once daily for 4 days. 30 seconds @ 1200 psi with 0.2 micron SS Stone.
Dry hopping: Added 2 oz. Amarillo, 2 oz. Warrior and 2 oz. Simcoe to a bowl and blend. 28 ziplock backs were filled with 6 grams of hops each. 1 bag was added with each evening addition of dextrose and continued for a total of 28 additions or 4 weeks.
Fermentation was on the cold side, roughly 66-70 degrees. Lots of heat from the yeast.
OF ended at 1.050. Let sit for a few days on yeast to help finish fermentation. Stopped adding sugar on day 13. Total dextrose added as 21.5 pounds. Re-calculated OG was 1.200.
Bottled in 6 oz champagne splits, no addional yeast or sugar added. No carbonation. Final % with high gravity hydrometer was 20.7% abv.
Beer has aged nicely and a wonderful treat for on a cold night or for a beer tasting event.
Discussion notes:
Sean's method would be difficult without using a conical fermenter. Dextrose for the sugar additions was "critical." Regular table sugar would have been much tougher to dissolve in the fermenting beer. Jamil recommended smaller additions of undissolved dextrose several times during the day if using a carboy. Jamil restated how important it was to monitor the health of the fermentation before making dextrose additions as Sean wrote above. Sean said that he would have made some of the sugar bags smaller for when fermentation slows.
Sean recommended foods with apricots and peaches for food pairings. Jamil recommended spiking hot tea with the DH 120
Jamil said that one technique worth trying to reach the attenuation need for this beer would be to add a portion of the WLP099 with the initial pitch of WLP001 yeast.
Tasty said that he would be tempted to place some of the simple sugar in the boil, possibly 5% of the total simple sugars. He also said that he would consider dropping the initial yeast after a period of time, then pitching a starter with both WLP001 and WLP099.
Jamil said that 40 separate hop additions might be going overboard and just doing ten may suffice.
If you brew this, please reply with your results for discussion.
Italicized text is from Sean Paxton's Website Also, here is the brewsheet.
Brewer: Sean Paxton
Asst Brewer: Carlos Vaquerano and Mike McLaughlin
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 12.70 gal
OG: 1.200
FG: 1.050
Estimated Color: 5.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 141.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 120 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amount Item Type % or IBU
32.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) (1.6 SRM) Grain 58.18 %
1.00 lb Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 1.82 %
3.00 oz Amarillo [9.50 %] (120 min) Hops 18.7 IBU
3.00 oz Simcoe [11.10 %] (120 min) Hops 21.9 IBU
3.00 oz Warrior [14.50 %] (120 min) Hops 28.6 IBU
12.00 gal Sonoma, CA Water
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [2500 ML Starter Yeast-Ale]
1 Pkgs Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs #WLP099) [2500 ML Starter Yeast-Ale]
Total Grain Weight: 33.00 lb
Post Boil (Read Notes)
22.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 40.00 %
2.00 oz Simcoe [12.00 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
2.00 oz Amarillo [9.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
2.00 oz Warrior [16.40 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops
Mash Schedule: Abbey Mash Profile
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
15 min Acid Rest Add 46.20 qt of water at 99.6 F 95.0 F
15 min Protein Rest Decoct 13.04 qt of mash and boil it 122.0 F
15 min Gluten Rest Decoct 8.16 qt of mash and boil it 135.0 F
60 min Beta Sacrification Decoct 10.28 qt of mash and boil it 149.0 F
15 min Mashout Decoct 14.35 qt of mash and boil it 165.0 F
Notes:
In a bowl, mixed together 3 Oz. Amarillo, 3 Oz. Warrior, 3 Oz. Simcoe and blended together. Made 40 Dixie cups with 6.3 grams in each cup. Added 1 cup every 3 minutes for all of 120 minute boil.
Divided Dextrose into 28 individual 12 oz ziplock bags. After transfer to conical, started adding the second day, twice daily (12 oz in the morning and 12 oz in late afternoon) for 14 days. I had a 1 gallon pitcher and whisk sitting in a bucket of StarSan. Would dump 2 quarts from the conical and add 12 oz of Dextrose, then pour back into the conical. Towards the end, would see how fermentation was doing before adding. If fermentation slowed, re-think before you add more sugar as once added the final beer may be sweet.
1/2 gallon of wort was added to the high gravity yeast to make a starter. Second yeast was added on day 5 of fermentation.
Oxygen was added once daily for 4 days. 30 seconds @ 1200 psi with 0.2 micron SS Stone.
Dry hopping: Added 2 oz. Amarillo, 2 oz. Warrior and 2 oz. Simcoe to a bowl and blend. 28 ziplock backs were filled with 6 grams of hops each. 1 bag was added with each evening addition of dextrose and continued for a total of 28 additions or 4 weeks.
Fermentation was on the cold side, roughly 66-70 degrees. Lots of heat from the yeast.
OF ended at 1.050. Let sit for a few days on yeast to help finish fermentation. Stopped adding sugar on day 13. Total dextrose added as 21.5 pounds. Re-calculated OG was 1.200.
Bottled in 6 oz champagne splits, no addional yeast or sugar added. No carbonation. Final % with high gravity hydrometer was 20.7% abv.
Beer has aged nicely and a wonderful treat for on a cold night or for a beer tasting event.
Discussion notes:
Sean's method would be difficult without using a conical fermenter. Dextrose for the sugar additions was "critical." Regular table sugar would have been much tougher to dissolve in the fermenting beer. Jamil recommended smaller additions of undissolved dextrose several times during the day if using a carboy. Jamil restated how important it was to monitor the health of the fermentation before making dextrose additions as Sean wrote above. Sean said that he would have made some of the sugar bags smaller for when fermentation slows.
Sean recommended foods with apricots and peaches for food pairings. Jamil recommended spiking hot tea with the DH 120
Jamil said that one technique worth trying to reach the attenuation need for this beer would be to add a portion of the WLP099 with the initial pitch of WLP001 yeast.
Tasty said that he would be tempted to place some of the simple sugar in the boil, possibly 5% of the total simple sugars. He also said that he would consider dropping the initial yeast after a period of time, then pitching a starter with both WLP001 and WLP099.
Jamil said that 40 separate hop additions might be going overboard and just doing ten may suffice.